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Only thing I had DOMS from the first time was deadlifts. Other than that, the only time I'm sore is when I incorporate cardio into my routine. I'd say you're good. :)

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I heard on Dr Oz that gassing is THE NEW THING to help you lose weight. Dude. He's a doctor.

There are as many different poly relationships as there as monogamous, so everyone does things their own way. Some people are in committed relationships with two different people and yes, they have somewhat of a schedule going on. People fix things in their own way, so when couples are mad at each other some need space and…

Actually, wouldn't being in two+ committed relationships (polyamory) describe a person who -very much- enjoys commitment? And wouldn't taking care of two+ significant others imply that you are grown up? As you would have to double up on many adult situations such as bills and emotions and potentially children. I'm not…

I've been in monogamous relationships and open relationships. I'm not in a monogamous relationship currently because I'm insecure, and I wasn't in an open relationship because I was afraid of commitment or wanted to "cheat". I just adapt to the parameters of each relationship and I can honestly be happy either way. Honest…

Hahaha, I workout for my girlfriend's exes too! Also, lol, one of the reasons I lift weights is so if I ever get into a fist fight, I have very strong muscles. Not necessarily just for the exes on this one, but you know, them too.

I teach swim lessons every summer, and being a fun teacher ;) I like to throw the kids up into the air so they can do epic cannonballs into the water. Plus, rarely is there a child who doesn't like being thrown into the air. Well, this summer, I easily was able to throw the kids at least 2-3 feet higher in the air. Thank…

I've never rendered lard, but I always use up leftover bacon grease, and I've also rendered chicken fat which was amazing on potatoes, veggies, and in creamy zucchini soup that I made. I mean, "free" fat, amirite? I already paid for it, might as well USE it. Other than that I cook with olive oil.

My girlfriend wears Axe deodorant and body spray. I use Secret clinical strength, and sometimes I wear perfume AND body spray. Because I stink.

Didn't read all the responses, but instead of mayo I use hummus and I freaking love it. Especially red pepper hummus with turkey and pepper jack cheese.

I hate lunch, so I usually eat a massive breakfast and just have a snack or two before dinner. So like 50% of my calories are breakfast. 1000 calories gets you a lot of breakfast food. ETA: I work out fasted, so my breakfast isn't actually until 3-4 hours after waking up usually.

Multis make me barf. I switched to gummies, but now I don't even take them at all. If I am feeling particularly "deficient" I drink an emergenc.

Ooo! I have an idea! Let's all post pics of ourselves in skinny jeans so everyone can say how horrible we look. :D I'm gonna take some right now.

I'm a t-shirt and chucks gal too. T-shirt, chucks, and skinny jeans.

Chocolate, ice cream, chocolate ice cream.

What I would do is eat a nice massive breakfast at home and just bring a few protein rich snacks into the park. Actually, what -I- would do is eat BBQ chicken pizza at Disneyland, but I mean, the other plan works too.

@willrun Congrats on the new job! I'll be looking for one of those myself pretty soon.

I hate running and have never gotten a runner's high. I'm also one of those people who don't get like "OMG, I feel SO great after my workouts!" Nope. I usually feel tired. Happy I did it, but tired.

I rarely stretch before lifting. I foam roll at the gym right before squats, and I foam roll at home as well, as needed. I do the warm ups and I find that is good enough for me. If I do stretch, it's dynamic before cardio/cross fit class/hiit and static afterwards.

I stalled at 80 and got progressively better, ALMOST getting 80 but did the deload. Yeah the other weights were easy, but now I'm at 85 and I think the deload helped my form as well.

Yeah I figured I'd probably deload by a bit while switching back to 5x5.

I am always hungry. Always. Hungry. If you were to think, hm, I wonder if Michelle is hungry? The answer is yes. Even if I have just eaten.

How I usually deal with my muscular legs is by doing squats and deadlifts with them.

I do Costco rotisserie, Greek yogurt, and fish too. :) But I buy the frozen tilapia. Also I bought fresh salmon from Costco, chopped it all into pieces, vaccum sealed and froze them. :) I use the bones from the rotisserie to make chicken stock.

I think what you've probably heard is that when people -first- start working out and eating differently first they will quickly lose weight that can't possibly be fat, it's "water weight". Which is true. However, that doesn't reset every time you work out. It just means that when people start to lose weight usually they'll…

I rarely wear makeup, so the vast majority of pictures of me are without. That being said, here's one, no makeup no filter.

Lord. I feel so dramatic lately. Just have all this crap going on and I'm trying to stay sane. Going through the divorce, dealing with my stupid dramatic family "going through it". I want to be like wah wah, why do you guys feel so sad over it? My ex NEVER made an effort to be part of my family and he was…

Thanks to this thread I just fixed all the messed up weights on my squat rack at the gym.

I second the coffee on the way to the gym, I drink it WHILE I work out. I am not a morning person, yet I get up and do morning workouts. 1. I like working out fasted (aside from coffee), and morning is the only time I haven't eaten, lol 2. It's done and over with, I now have no excuses not to do it 3. I can shower and get…